Laughter is Good for You

I’m sure you’ve heard the adage “laughter is the best medicine”. But, what does that mean? Is it accurate?
According to studies, it can have a positive influence on you. Here are some reasons why laughter is good for you:

• Lowers blood pressure.
• Reduces stress hormone levels.
• Works your abs and stimulates your organs. By enhancing the intake of oxygen-rich air, it stimulates your heart, lungs, and muscles, and also increases the endorphins that are released by your brain (natural painkillers).
• Boosts T-Cells, which are specialized system cells that help fight off sickness.
• Improves cardiac and general health.
• Produces a sense of well-being (combats depression).

You can read more about the benefits of laughter, here:

https://www.gaiam.com/blogs/discover/7-health-benefits-of-laughter

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456?pg=1

http://www.chopra.com/articles/6-reasons-why-laughter-is-the-best-medicine

Here are a few things I came across that I thought were funny:

• We need a 12-step group for compulsive talkers. They could call it On Anon Anon.
• It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
• Don’t go bacon my heart. I couldn’t if I fried.

Here are some fun portmanteaus (a word created when two words, and their meanings, are combined):

• Cellfish: an individual who continues to talk on their cell phone so as to be rude or inconsiderate of other people.
• Epiphanot: an idea that seems like an amazing insight to the conceiver but is in fact pointless, mundane, stupid, or incorrect.
• Grudgemental: someone holding a grudge while being judgmental.
• Ignoranus: someone who is both stupid AND an a-hole.
• Textpectation: the anticipation felt when waiting for a response to a text.
• Unkeyboardinated: when you’re unable to type without repeatedly making mistakes.

sources: https://www.rd.com/jokes/puns/
https://www.demilked.com/new-modern-funny-random-words-portmanteus/
https://www.inherentlyfunny.com/tag-1021-funny-portmanteau.html